SOC 13-1051 · Sheboygan, WI metro

Cost Estimators Salary in Sheboygan, WI

The average salary for cost estimators in Sheboygan, Wisconsin is $78,860 a year ($37.91 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $75,250: half of the 120 people in this job in the Sheboygan, WI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 8% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($86,152).

$78,860average per year

$37.91 / hourMedian $75,250Take-home ≈ $61,135

  • $50K10th
  • $62K25th
  • $75KMedian
  • $96K75th
  • $105K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

120people in this job
-8%vs U.S. metro average
#6 of 13Wisconsin metros
94cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Cost Estimators pay range in Sheboygan

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,970 a year or less, while the top 10% make $104,940 or more. The middle half of cost estimators in Sheboygan earn between $61,920 and $96,070.

  • $50K10th
  • $62K25th
  • $75KMedian
  • $96K75th
  • $105K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$78,860$6,572$37.91
Median$75,250$6,271$36.18
Entry level (25th percentile)$61,920$5,160$29.77
Experienced (75th percentile)$96,070$8,006$46.19

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Cost Estimators salary after taxes in Sheboygan

On the average salary of $78,860, a single filer in Sheboygan takes home about $61,135 a year, or $5,095 a month and $2,351 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Sheboygan a good place for cost estimators? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Sheboygan area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 94.0), so the average $78,860 buys what about $83,881 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Sheboygan ($51,890). A typical home costs $324,544, or 4.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Cost Estimators salary in other Wisconsin cities

Sheboygan ranks 6th of 13 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Racine pays the most ($83,560).

All Cost Estimators salaries in Wisconsin

Highest-paying cities for cost estimators

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($109,520).

Cost Estimators salary by city

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Cost Estimators salary in Sheboygan: questions

How much do cost estimators make an hour in Sheboygan?

$37.91 an hour on average, and $36.18 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level cost estimators salary in Sheboygan?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,970 a year and the 25th percentile is $61,920, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the cost estimators take-home pay in Sheboygan?

About $61,135 a year ($5,095 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $78,860.

Do cost estimators earn more in Sheboygan than elsewhere?

The average here is 8% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($86,152).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 13-1051; area Sheboygan, WI (43100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.1%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.36, this job is 1.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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